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[spyoo] / spju /


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It used to be that coal’s biggest opponents were environmentalists who raised alarms about the soot they spew.

From Barron's Apr. 20, 2026

He’s feared, yes, but only by those who believe propaganda that the villains spew.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 7, 2026

They spew light, energy and solar material into space, sometimes towards Earth, which is the case this week.

From BBC Nov. 11, 2025

Some fact-checkers have noted that AI chatbots can spew out incorrect information.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2025

Indeed, sir, say I, for I am awash on the seas of chance and giddy with their heaving—and thus I spew.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

A short walk away, a threshing machine spews clouds of dust and chaff as wheat pours out in a steady stream, rattling into worn brown sacks at farmers' feet.

From Barron's May 15, 2026

Everything an AI bot spews out is, at more than a fundamental level, the product of human creativity.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 6, 2026

Concerns remain about an AI bubble and big tech’s colossal investments in AI infrastructure, and the technology still spews out reams of inaccurate information.

From MarketWatch Feb. 1, 2026

Transportation needed for online shopping spews greenhouse emissions.

From New York Times Apr. 22, 2024

She puts it in front of me quick enough to catch the vomit that spews from my mouth.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, announcing sanctions against her in July last year, said she has "spewed unabashed antisemitism, expressed support for terrorism and open contempt for the United States, Israel and the West."

From Barron's May 27, 2026

In the beginning, chatbots spewed answers in a stream of not-quite-consciousness.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

And then there were the potential ills of a conventional approach, like fumes spewed by laminate flooring.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 28, 2025

One of Indonesia's most active volcanoes spewed a huge ash cloud more than 11 kilometres into the sky on Tuesday after officials issued the country's highest alert.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2025

“The Gobrin Ice has spewed us out of its mouth,” I said.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

This year marked 40 years since the Chernobyl nuclear accident which caused a reactor to start spewing out radioactive material that would spread across swathes of Europe.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

River or the ongoing cold storage warehouse fire in Boyle Heights that is spewing toxic smoke.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

The fire has been contained to the warehouse but continues to burn, spewing fumes that smell of burning plastic.

From Barron's Jun. 21, 2026

Yet several have blown up during launch, spewing toxic fuel into the air, said a person familiar with the incidents.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 2026

The stinger lumps have begun to explode, spewing putrid green liquid around her.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins




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